Nazi Government in wartime Flashcards
what were changes made in Nazi governance once war broke out?
- women were urged to take up war work
- the SS took greater control over govt administration
- any govt member had to join the Nazi party
- the SS carried out Hitler’s racial policy
how was Hitler’s racial policy carried out during wartime?
the SS took full responsibility and arranged expulsions, isolation of Jews, forced labour camps and mass killings
done to get rid of ALL non-Germans
what was done to defend the home front during the war?
Germany was split into 13 military districts and their new Gauleiters were appointed by the Reich Defense Commisioners
what was the volkssturm?
it was the German home guard
what was the Council for defence?
a group of high ranking Nazis who coordinated domestic affairs in order to support the war effort
who were the members of the Council for defence?
- Goering was the chairman
- Frick
- Funk
- Keitel
- Hess
- Lammers
why was the Council for defence disbanded and when?
November 1939
Hitler had always disliked group meetings so he ordered its disbandment
who was the group of three?
Frick, Funk and Keitel met infrequently after the council was disbanded
why was the German Reich expanding a problem for Nazi government?
with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, Germany had expanded its borders further which meant more land
this land had to be requisitioned to the German people as it was part of the Lebensraum
what was Hitler’s view of Poles?
he saw them as untrustworthy and ordered them to be used for hard labour
he ordered the shooting of most Polish leaders
how was Poland split by the Nazis?
Southern Poland was used as a colony in which all the ‘undesirables’ would be kept
The rest of Poland was absorbed into the Third Reich and used as Lebensraum with their Polish population being Germanised
how did the progression of war make Gauleiters more powerful?
during British bombing raids from 1942 they were given control of civil defence measures such as:
- firefighting
- bomb damage clearance
- rehousing
- rationing
which decree gave Gauleiters control over local business?
the decree for the implementation of Total War mobilisation
in 1944
when did Germany invade the USSR?
22 June 1941
when did the USA join the war?
December 1941
